Bracelet.



No. 826,086. PATENTED JULY 17, 1906. G. H. CHANDLER. BRACELET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7, 1906.

INVENTOR:

WITNESSES:

GEORGE H. CHANDLER, OF

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

BRACELET.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 7,

Patented July 17, 1906. 1.906. Serial No. 299.930-

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. CHANDLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at rovidence, in the county of Providence, State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bracelets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention aims to provide an im-.

- proved bracelet, collar, or other band which is extensible, so that its diameter may be increased or diminished. A bracelet of this sort, for example, may be passed over the hand'and fit closely around the wrist, avoiding the necessity for aclasp and following the contour of the wrist instead of being loose thereupon.

The parti a: ular features ofnovelty are specified in the claims hereinafter.

Theaccompanying drawings illustrate a bracelet embodying the invention.

Figure 1 is a plan of one section of the bracelet. Fig. 2 is an elevation, partly in section, of the complete bracelet. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of one of the parts of the bracelet. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail of one end of an outer member of each section. Fig. 5 is an end view of the parts shown in Fig. 3.

Referring to the embodiment illustrated, the complete bracelet is made up of a number of sections pivotally connected to each other, each section having an outer member and an inner member telesco ing relatively to each other and connected y a spring, so as to permit the desired expansion. For example, each section may comprise an outer member A and an inner member B, these parts being of rectangular section, as shown, or of any suitable shape in transverse section. he rectangular shape shown prevents the rotation of one part relatively to another. The parts may be-made very conveniently of metal tubing. The part B fits closely within the part A, ,so that when extended in the manner shownin Fig: 3 it shall not appear to be of much smaller diameter than the part A, but shall appear rather as a continuation of the latter. The outer member A has an end plate 0 closing one end of it, while the inner member B has a similar end plate D closing its opposite end. An inward flange E on the outer member engages an outward flange F of the inner member to prevent the latter from being pulled entirely out of the former. The end plate 0 is provided with a hook G on its inner face and the end plate D with a similar hook H on its inner face. Eyes J and K cheaply and rapidly carried on.

are provided on the outer faces of the end plates C and D, these eyes being of a shape to register with each other, so that a hinge-pin L may be passed through them. A spring M connects the hooks G and H on the inner sidesof the end plates C and D. The opposite ends'of the member A are preferably arranged in radial directions or converging toward the center of the bracelet. The closed end of the inner member B is similarly arranged. 'By this means the space between the successive sections of the bracelet is not substantially greater at the outer side than at the inner side, and the entire bracelet has very closely the appearance of a true ellipse.

The bracelet may be decorated in various ways. The making of the top of the outer members A flat enables me to apply thereon a plate N, serving to receive a decoration of precious stones or the like, as shown, and projecting slightly over the ends of the memer, so as to conceal the pivotal joint.

In assembling the parts of the bracelet the part B maybe inserted into the part A, the end pieces C and D being not yet applied. Theend plates C and D will then be connected to each other by means of the spring M, passed through the two members A and B, after which the end plates may be fastened to their respective members either by soldering or otherwise. Preferably the end plates, as shown at C in Fig. 4, engage a shoulder 0 upon the end of the tubing of which each of the members is composed and are held in place by swaging an edge P of the tubing over the referably beveled edge of the end plate. T 's operation may be performed Without heating, which might injure the temper of the fine spring necessary. It will be seen, therefore, that the bracelet is made up of a number of separate sections each of which is complete in itself and each of which is connected to the next by an ordinary pinhinge, so that the manufacture can be very Bracelets of larger or smaller size maybe made by varying the number of sections or by increasing the size of the individual sections. Each spring is arranged to take only a certain and equal portion of the expansion. There is no bending of the spring, but only a straight pull between its ends. The inner member B slides in the outer member A with a perfectly rectilinear movement. Preferably a stop Q is provided by slightly punching in the inner face of the outer member A to restrict the movement of the inner tube within'the outer. tube, so as to maintain the hlIlgB-101Ilt8 a1- wa s entirely free.

1 without e arture from the invention.

ing said heads,

What I c aim is+ 1. An expansible bracelet or the like comprising a pair of members A and. B, the latter telescoping into the former, a head 0 at one end of the member A, a head I) at the opposite end of the member B, a springMconnecting said-heads, and binge members J and K upon the outer faces of said heads 0 and l).

2. An expansible bracelet or the like comprising a palr of members A and B the latter telescoping into the former, a head C at one end of the member A,'a head D at the opposite end of the member B a spring M connectand hinge members J and K upon the outer faces of said, heads 0 and D,

u on the outer eeaos said heads 0 and D being arranged inradial or converging directions,

3. .An expansible bracelet or the like comprisinga pair of members A and B, the latter telescoping into the former, a head 0 at one end of the member A, a head D at the opposite end of the member B, a spring M connecting said heads, and hinge members-J and K faces of said heads C and D, t e member A being provided with a stop Q, for limiting the inward movement of the member B.

4. An expansible bracelet or the like com-- prising a pair of members A and B, the latter. telescoping into the former, a head C at one s end of the member A, a head D at the opposite end of the member B, a spring M connecting said heads, hinge members J and K upon the outer faces of said beads C and D, and a plate N on the outer face of the member A and extending over the ends of the latter.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE H. CHANDLER. Witnesses:

WALTER I. GoFF, CHARLES A. IIUBBARD. 

